- Soccermogul's Surprise Teams for the 2010 World Cup http://www.soccermogul.com/worldcup-surprise2010.aspx 7 comments soccer
- The surprise team of the World Cup? Jon Champion and Ally McCoist https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jun/26/the-surprise-team-of-the-world-cup-jon-champion-and-ally-mccoist 53 comments soccer
- Henry Winter: Sian Massey-Ellis was outstanding in Brentford/Swansea match. No surprise, one of the best assistant refs around, home or abroad. Pre-match, you look at team-sheet, see her name and know that side of the pitch is in good hands...FA should push for her inclusion at 2022 World Cup https://twitter.com/henrywinter/status/1288762031466782721 53 comments soccer
- A Tale of One City: The rich footballing tradition of Kolkata in India. During the 2017 FIFA under 17 World Cup, many of you were surprised at the level of support that teams were getting in Kolkata. I hope this article gives you an idea about the rich footballing heritage of the city. https://thesefootballtimes.co/2015/11/11/a-tale-of-one-city-kolkata/ 39 comments soccer
- Neymar: "The biggest NTs will always be favorites. Brazil, Germany, Spain, France, Argentine... As a surprise, I think Belgium has an excellent team, and there's Salah, a great player in a great form, who could make the difference in the World Cup." https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/futebol-internacional/futebol-frances/noticia/neymar-aponta-experiencia-da-copa-de-2014-para-brilhar-na-russia-mais-cascudo.ghtml 235 comments soccer
- No Surprises on the Confederetions Cup yet, the 4 semi finalists are the 4 teams with the highest elo rating of the tournament... Germany= Rating 2032 World place 2 Chile= Rating 1948 World place 8 Portugal = Rating 1936 World place 9 Mexico= Rating 1929 World place 10 http://www.eloratings.net/confederations_cup.html 7 comments soccer
- Swedish football legend Hakan Mild describes Gareth Southgate’s young England team as “spoilt”, easy to score against and warned that they are in for “an unpleasant surprise” in Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-cup/2018/07/04/england-unpleasant-surprise-world-cup-quarter-final-says-sweden/ 206 comments soccer
- Mourinho: "Brazil… they will be a team to watch. And of the European teams, Spain looked really strong in qualifying. They have a mix of good experienced players and quality players. But you never know… there can always be a surprise at the World Cup." http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/jose-mourinho-world-cup-2018-interview 63 comments soccer
- [24sata] Andrej Kramaric on facing Morocco for 3rd Place Bronze World Cup: I'm not surprised by Morocco's results. You can tell after our first match that they have a good team, they play very tough, they're well organised, professional defensively, and they have a lot of talent going forward. https://youtu.be/EtmsWutL8-s?t=994 18 comments soccer
- "For Barcelona, it was not a big surprise England won the U17 World Cup...We have scouts working in England...There is so much talent there, some are seeing that there is little prospect of a big future in a first team." - Barcelona's head of professional youth football http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/barcelona-youth-chief-bakero-we-want-more-english-kids-after-mcguane-4222961#8dyvawgsrz2vdxux.99 74 comments soccer